Corneille Vs Racine
Corneille vs. Racine: The Great Tragedy Showdown If 17th-century French drama were a boxing match, Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine would be in opposing corners, gloved up and ready to duel—though, being classicists, they’d probably just write scathing alexandrines about each other instead. These two literary heavyweights dominated the tragic stage during the reign of…